“Going Green” means we must challenge conventional wisdom and find new and creative ways to become eco-friendly in our businesses.  […]

In case you are wondering what the term “oxymoron” is all about, let’s take a look at the definition found […]

Below is an interesting question that many companies struggle with their efforts to motivate and provide incentives for their employees. […]

We recently received an e-mail note from someone who had attended one of our seminars, with this question: “We basically […]

Implementing lean requires “Urgency for Change.” The lack of it means disappointment or even complete failure in implementing lean/world-class manufacturing. […]

Getting started on the journey to team-based manufacturing is either a well thought-out move by insightful managers, or (most often) […]

You are precisely on-track with your line of thinking.  There is an added aspect of Hoshin planning that is not […]

Hordes of people around the world and, more specifically, in government services have been adopting aspects of Business Process Reengineering […]

Managing risk in your planning and during the implementation of a lean initiative–or any other major change initiative for that […]